Quality Assurance Leader - QC, Compliance & CI

Henkel; St. Neots; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global wellbeing standards

Parental leave

Employee Share Plan

Performance bonus

Pension & Life Assurance

Annual leave

Celebration vouchers

Job summary

Henkel UK is seeking a Quality Control leader to own the QC function in a fast‑paced manufacturing site. You will ensure raw materials, semi‑finished and finished products meet quality standards while maintaining ISO 9001:2015 compliance and customer requirements.

You will drive product quality, process efficiency, root cause analysis and continuous improvement with Production, SHE and Plant Management teams, while promoting safety and employee engagement.

Qualifications

• Proven history of working within the QC/QA departments in manufacturing environment.
• Good understanding of chemical and mechanical aspects of production processes.
• Educated to A-level in chemistry is an absolute minimum requirement
• Able to work efficiently under pressure
• Strong analytical skills
• Leading by example and continuous improvement mindset

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with QMS, Quality Plan and Quality procedures.
• Lead, control and supervise QC function.
• Lead QC testing and supervise reception of RM’s, production QC testing of finished goods and semi-finished goods.
• Manage all Quality related records, systems, and procedure updates with focus on customer requests.
• Support SHE to drive safety and environmental compliance.
• Ensure conformance of production processes and product to quality standards.
• Assist in testing materials and validating production output per defined procedures.
• Lead problem solving and root-cause analysis; drive continuous improvement projects.

Skills

QC/QA experience in manufacturing

Chemical & mechanical process know‑how

Chemistry A‑level

SAP

MS Office

Six Sigma

COMAH awareness

Safety minded

Analytical thinking

Education

A-level Chemistry

Tools

SAP

MS Office

Job description

Henkel UK is seeking a Quality Control leader to own the QC function in a fast‑paced manufacturing site. You will ensure raw materials, semi‑finished and finished products meet quality standards while maintaining ISO 9001:2015 compliance and customer requirements.

You will drive product quality, process efficiency, root cause analysis and continuous improvement with Production, SHE and Plant Management teams, while promoting safety and employee engagement.